A new federal law goes into effect on April 1 for boat operators on federal waterways. This law does include Claytor Lake. The law requires the operator of a boat with an installed Engine Cut-Off Switch (ECOS) to use the ECOS link while operating on all federally navigable waterways. The link is usually a coiled […]
Due to the events of the Corona Virus Pandemic, The Friends of Claytor Lake will not be conducting our yearly event of All Lake Clean Up Day on June 27th. Instead we are urging all home owners and lake goers to spend the weekend or whatever time they have to collect trash around the lake. […]
Over 30 volunteers converged on the Claytor Lake State Park to help the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries’ John Copeland in the annual Christmas For the Fishes Program. Support from The Friends of Claytor Lake, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, and Appalachian Power helped build new fish habitat from an amazing 455 […]
Laura Bullard The Friends of Claytor Lake This year Laura Bullard was named FOCL’s 2019 Volunteer of the Year for her years of dedicated service to the lake community and her unwavering support of FOCL’s mission. Not only serving as FOCL’s Secretary but putting in the time for its numerous programs and projects including working […]
Appalachian Power Company, at the request of The Friends of Claytor Lake (FOCL) and in consultation with local government, and state and federal agencies, has scheduled a five foot drawdown of Claytor Lake in November to enable property owners to do maintenance and clean up along the lake’s shoreline. Drawdown activities usually involve debris clean […]